Shloka 17
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
अनेनैव तु मंत्रेण मृत्तिकां यस्तनौ क्षिपेत् । सर्वपापक्षयस्तस्य शुचिर्भवति मानवः
anenaiva tu maṃtreṇa mṛttikāṃ yastanau kṣipet | sarvapāpakṣayastasya śucirbhavati mānavaḥ
แต่ผู้ใดใช้มนต์นี้เองป้ายดินศักดิ์สิทธิ์ลงบนกาย บาปทั้งปวงของผู้นั้นย่อมสิ้นไป และผู้นั้นย่อมเป็นผู้บริสุทธิ์
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनेनैव = अनेन + एव; यस्तनौ = यः + तनौ; सर्वपापक्षयस्तस्य = सर्वपापक्षयः + तस्य; शुचिर्भवति = शुचिः + भवति.
FAQs
It prescribes applying mṛttikā (sacred earth/clay) to one’s body while reciting the specified mantra.
The verse states that all sins are destroyed (sarva-pāpa-kṣaya) and the practitioner becomes pure (śuci).
It emphasizes intentional self-purification—using disciplined, mantra-guided practice to cleanse wrongdoing and restore inner and outer purity.